Selma James in the US October 2006
| Selma James
– from London England Activist, author, strategist, critical thinker and international coordinator of the Global Women’s Strike. Selma’s many publications include Sex, Race and Class and The Power of Women and Subversion of the Community. She introduced Creating a Caring Economy: Nora Castañeda and the Women's Development Bank of Venezuela, a recent publication. She is the widow, and was for many years the closest colleague, of CLR James (The Black Jacobins, etc.). |
 |
Mon Oct16 New York City 6-9pm
Panelist at
Women Define Security: Working Against War
and Poverty – For Peace and Justice
Interchurch Center 475 Riverside Drive (5pm box
supper for sale). Pre-registration encouraged.
For More Info: 212-870-6740 jbarbieri@theRiversideChurchny.org
Tues Oct 17 Olympia WA 7pm
Community event
Selma James talks at Traditions Café and World
Folk Art
300 5th Avenue SW 360-705-2819. For More
Info: Jake at Gujag2002@yahoo.com 360-943-6365
Thurs Oct 19 Portland OR 7pm
Presentation
Waged and Unwaged Work: What the Marxists
Never Told us About Marx Portland State University. Smith Center.
Room 328. For more info: peterlittlenator@gmail.com
Sat Oct 21 San Francisco CA 7pm
Keynote speaker
Why Boycott Israel? A community meeting on the
growing International Movement for Boycott and Divestment
Iglesia Presbiteriana de la Misión,
3261 23rd Street For more info: Global Women’s Strike/SF
415-626-4114 sf@crossroadswomen.net
Sun Oct 22 Los Angeles CA 11:30am
Brunch/talk Waged and Unwaged Work: What the
Marxists Never Told us About Marx
Invitation only. Please call 323-292-7405
or la@crossroadswomen.net if interested.
Wed Oct 25 Washington DC 3-5pm &
6-8pm
Georgetown University: 3pm
Peace Studies class, Intercultural Center 211 B; 6pm
Jean Rhys vs. Charlotte Bronté
New North Bldg Rm 311 For more info: Henry
Schwarz 202-687-7647
schwarzh@georgetown.edu
Sun Oct 29 Philadelphia PA 3-6pm
Fundraising brunch/reception
Proceeds to benefit the Global Women's Strike,
Lt Ehren Watada & the Michael Berg’s congressional campaign. Reservations:
215-848-1120 philly@crossroadswomen.net
Mon Oct 30 Philadelphia PA 4:30pm
Lecture. Sex,
Race and Class: international social movements past and present Haverford
College. Chase Hall, 104 Auditorium Craig Borowiak, 610-896-2988,
cborowia@haverford.edu
Tues Oct 31 Washington DC 5pm
Presentation to
Transnational Women’s Domestic Labor Cultures
class.
George Washington University. For more
info Prof. Dan Moshenberg 202-994-9086 dym@gwu.edu
The tour is being coordinated by the Global Women’s Strike
www.globalwomenstrike.net
In San Francisco: 415-626-4114 sf@crossroadswomen.net